Mutti we had a great time together from Weissenhorn and other German towns, to Dallas to Denver, and finally Melbourne.

In Germany you would always dress me up as a little child and when you would take me out you always got compliments about me. We used to draw together, and you always wanted me to be the artist, but your drawings were as good as mine.

Then we moved to the U.S. You would speak to me in German and unfortunately, I would answer in English. I wanted to be an American. You quickly studied, took the citizenship exam and we both became American citizens. You were happy as you loved to shop and you were in your element in America. You loved to shop till you dropped. You would take me shopping for something and if we could not find it you would continue shopping until we did. I was always ready to go home but not you. We had a good time going out, everyone always thought we were sisters. You were a young- looking mom and you always dressed in fashion.

Then I moved to Denver and you got a job in Denver as well and moved there. One of your favorite things to do was have breakfast up in the mountains at the “Happy Cooker” in Georgetown. You did not like getting up early, but you did to enjoy the scenic drive and food at this quaint little historic place. You would join me on ski trips and watch me from the lodge. When you used to work in Vail, I would join you and I would ski while you worked. We both loved Vail. It was so beautiful and you loved the store you worked in and I loved to ski and then we would enjoy great places to eat in the evening, some were German restaurants.

Two of the craziest things we did in Colorado was drive to St. Mary’s Glacier and get stuck at a dead end road in the snow. Then driving thru the Eisenhower Tunnel with my little Fiat which had front wheel drive, while everyone else got stuck. On the other side of the tunnel no one was there, everyone else got stuck, it was like a Twilight Zone episode.

Then you moved back to Dallas. During that time we took a trip to Hawaii. You had built up enough travel miles for us to go with all your travels for your job. You had traveled throughout the country and sometimes I went with you. We had a great time in Hawaii and one of your fondest memories is when we found that local restaurant/bar where we sat around the bar and everyone was singing Hawaiian songs.

Then I moved to Melbourne to get a job out of college. You moved here to retire, although you kept working for a couple of years. You almost went back to Dallas, it was 2004 and we had 5 hurricanes, but you stayed. Some of the highlights in Melbourne were going to plays, shopping and going to see the animals. I joined you on weekends when you travelled for work. We went to Orlando, Ft. Lauderdale, Boca Raton, Tampa, and Naples. You always loved animals so when you first moved here I was doing some photo shots for an animal rescue place that a Mr. Teat ran. He had a 3-legged jaguar that you would pet through the cage. We followed around with Thunder Hawk the owner and his big cats. We got to pet his tigers. He would take baby tigers to the Flea market, and you could get your picture taken with baby tigers. One time he was at the library with a baby tiger we would remember, named William, and watched him grow up.

Finally, when the Brevard Zoo got 3 brother lions, we would go see them every chance we got. You would watch them till the zoo closed. A couple of times we got to hear them Roar!

All of these animal encounters were real treats. I hope you enjoyed your time and I will always remember those times together. Love you forever !!!

Love Muschi

I (we) remember how you so enjoyed attending the various fests in the area with us. Art fests, October fests, where you loved hearing the songs sung in German and listening to the Oom-Pah-Pah Bands. The Greek festivals where you enjoyed listening to their songs, watching their dances and enjoying their food (especially the Greek coffee). Also, you enjoyed the India Fests with their exotic foods and colorful costumes on display at the stage where they danced. The music was entrancing, but sometimes deafening inside the band shell. Sometimes we would need to run out to the open areas with our ears covered - (see picture).

You were always ready to enjoy birthday parties for others, as well as ones thrown for you. You had fun finding humorous birthday cards and giving them to others, but especially me, since you knew I loved them.

You visited many a coffee shop or café with us. Always ready to discuss politics, current events, or poetry that was read by some coffee shop attendees. One would have thought you had some of the 1960’s beat-nick outlook on life. You especially enjoyed listening to Roger Dutton’s poetry, poet from New England, who visited the original 905 coffee shop.

You always enjoyed attending the many plays performed by our excellent local talent. While attending a performance, at the Phoenix Theatre, of the play “Equus’, you sat in the front row and actually saw a naked young man in the play. You later exclaimed, “I have been to plays in New York City and other places, but I never have seen anything like that !”

You thoroughly enjoyed attending the Brevard Zoo, feeding the Giraffes, viewing the Jaguars, and spotting the Florida Black Bears (which were hidden a lot of the time). This was always a treat for you. However, your greatest thrill was seeing the 3 Lion brothers and listening to them Roar ! We would watch them till we got thrown out of the Zoo. You never got tired of seeing the Lions.

We will miss our “little Mutti” and her zest for always trying to stay active and join our escapes about town.

Your Schwiegersohn, Stacy